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Christopher Intagliata Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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Thursday

Space

The space missions that aim to explore distant moons

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astrobiologists Catherine Neish and Kevin Hand about missions to Saturn's moon Titan and Jupiter's moon Europa, to search for conditions that could support life.

The space missions that aim to explore distant moons

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Education

This online learning program is teaching preschoolers in crisis situations

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Anya Kamenetz about an Arabic-language remote learning program called "Ahlan Simsim." It's a show by the Sesame Workshop, created for Syrian refugees.

This online learning program is teaching preschoolers in crisis situations

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Friday

Animals

Study provides most detailed analysis yet of how baleen whales produce sound

Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.

Study provides most detailed analysis yet of how baleen whales produce sound

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Wednesday

Environment

Scientists in the Florida Keys haven't had great success revitalizing coral reefs

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Katey Lesneski, research coordinator for coral restoration at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. She's been checking on restored corals, which struggled in 2023.

Scientists in the Florida Keys haven't had great success revitalizing coral reefs

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Monday

National

Can Trump afford his mounting legal penalties?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander about Trump's fortune and the resources he has to pay huge legal settlements.

Can Trump afford his mounting legal penalties?

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Friday

Culture

All hail the SPAM King: California town holds 25th annual festival honoring the meat

This Sunday, hundreds of people are expected to converge on the town of Isleton, south of Sacramento, to celebrate one thing: SPAM.

All hail the SPAM King: California town holds 25th annual festival honoring the meat

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Wednesday

From the hospital to a tent in hours — what it's like giving birth in Gaza now

A woman dries a baby in a towel after giving the infant a bath inside a tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Jan. 18. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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From the hospital to a tent in hours — what it's like giving birth in Gaza now

UNICEF estimates about 20,000 babies have been born in Gaza since Israel began its offensive there in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

From the hospital to a tent in hours — what it's like giving birth in Gaza now

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Monday

Middle East

New mothers in Gaza struggle to access basic medical services

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with UNICEF's Tess Ingram about the dire maternal health crisis in Gaza.

New mothers in Gaza struggle to access basic medical services

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Friday

Space

NASA's Mars helicopter retires after almost 3 years on the planet

After almost three years on the Red Planet and 72 flights into the thin Martian atmosphere, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is ending its mission due to a broken rotor blade.

NASA's Mars helicopter retires after almost 3 years on the planet

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National

Counterfeiters have a new scheme to make money: Board games

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Polygon editor Charlie Hall about the growing trend of counterfeit board games.

Counterfeiters have a new scheme to make money: Board games

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Thursday

Obituaries

Folk singer Melanie, known for 'Brand New Key' and Woodstock, dies at 76

American folk singer Melanie has died at 76. Best known for her song "Brand New Key," she said the first big break of her career was playing at Woodstock in 1969.

Folk singer Melanie, known for 'Brand New Key' and Woodstock, dies at 76

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Tuesday

Author Interviews

'The Bullet Swallower' sees the Texas-Mexico border through a magical realism lens

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about her new book The Bullet Swallower, and how it transports readers back to the old west along the Texas-Mexico border.

'The Bullet Swallower' sees the Texas-Mexico border through a magical realism lens

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Thursday

Law

Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' in response to Uvalde attack

A U.S. Justice Department report released today on the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, found "critical failures" by law enforcement before, during, and after the attack that killed 19 children

Justice Department report finds 'cascading failures' in response to Uvalde attack

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Climate

This company has created a recipe for carbon-zero cement

Producing cement is a major source of carbon emissions — 8% of the global total. A company in Massachusetts has altered the recipe, finding a way to produce carbon-zero cement instead.

This company has created a recipe for carbon-zero cement

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Wednesday

Middle East

How can the U.S. contain the growing conflict in the Middle East?

Ari Shapiro interviews former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes about the expansion of the conflict in the Middle East and what the U.S. can do to contain it.

How can the U.S. contain the growing conflict in the Middle East?

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